| 4. | John Anderson Booth  (1.Robert1) was born on 2 Dec 1833 in Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 28 Sep 1907 in Austin, Travis Co, Texas; was buried in Alamo Masonic Cem, San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1870, Karnes Co, Texas
- Census: 1880, Karnes Co, Texas
- Census: 1900, Austin, Travis Co, Texas
Notes:
A feud between Booth and Ursin Guedry of Hardin Co led to the revenge slaying of the latter. Guidry allegedly killed two of his brothers, Reuben M and Robert Franklin Booth, on Aug 17, 1851. The feud was popularized in a story by J. Frank Doe. John Anderson Booth served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
John Anderson Booth
Guedry/Booth Family Tevis Feud
One of the most well-known family feuds in Texas history was started with the construction of a road from the Sabine River to Tevis Ferry. It used to be the practice to either pay a tax... or a man could help in the construction of a road.
In 1851 this road was being built along the property of the Guedry and Booth families. These families had been friends, but the sons got into a fight while building the road.
The Booth brothers were killed and although thought to be self-defense, a 3rd Booth brother, John, threatened revenge. Ten years passed. The families moved 300 miles apart with the Guedrys living in Hardin County. John traveled to the Big Thicket in 1861 being very careful to record his time of departure and return in the family Bible. He was found not guilty of the murder because he had made the round trip in 4 days and the Texas Rangers did not think it was possible.
John had only one son who was killed several years later by Guedry's two sons. He later lost his fortune and died in Austin in a home for Confederate Soldiers. (Landrey 1976)
- The Neches River, outdoorstudies.com
Census:
J A Boothe 37 1833 Texas
Lina Boothe 37 1833 Mississippi
Millis Lawlom 12 1858 (male)
John Lawlom 10 1860 Texas
Mary Boothe 2 1868 Texas
Lula Boothe 7/12 1869 Texas
Rose Boothe 20 1850 black domestic servant
Willis Boothe 14 1856 male black domestic servant
Census:
Jno. A. Booth 46 1834 widower Texas Louisiana Louisiana
Mary E. Booth 12 dau 1868 Texas Texas Mississippi
Lela Booth 10 dau
Robert F. Booth 7 son
Census:
John A. Booth 66 Jul 1833, widowed Texas MS SC
inmate in home for Confederate soldiers.
Died:
San Antonio Light
October 1, 1907
Funeral services for the late John A. Booth, the aged confederate veteran, who died Saturday at his home in Austin, were held yesterday from the home of his sister, Mrs. Mary A. Shardein, 204 Arsenal street, and were largely attended. The services were conducted by Rev. Brooks I. Dickey of the Westminster Presbyterian church. The pall bearers were all members of the Albert Sydney Johnston camp, confederate veterans, and were as follows:
C. K. Gruvic, C. A. Denny, Thomas Smith, E. E. Rutledge, L. A. Harper and E. R. Rowley. The interment was made in the Alamo Masonic cemetery.
John married Sarah Cade Barrow in 1864 in Chambers Co, Texas. Sarah (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Barrow and Permelia Jane White) was born on 4 Apr 1842 in Chambers Co, Texas; died on 17 Dec 1865 in Chambers Co, Texas; was buried in White Cem, Monroe City, Chambers Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
John married Mrs. Lina (or Sina) (..) Lawhon about 1867. Lina was born in 1833 in Mississippi; died before 1880 in Karnes Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Mary E. "Mollie" Booth was born in 1868 in Texas; died after 1880 in of, Karnes Co, Texas.
- 10. Lela Booth was born in 1870 in Texas; died after 1880 in of, Karnes Co, Texas.
- 11. Robert Franklin Booth was born in 1873 in Texas; died in 1893 in Runge, Texas.
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1806 - 1848 (41 years)